How to see it
HIP 82870 has a visual magnitude of about 6.20: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 82870: right ascension 16h 56m 10s, declination +15° 23′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 82870. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 82870, HD 152972, Gaia DR3 4557795728038503680. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4557795728038503680
- HIP
- 82870
- HD
- 152972
- gaia_dr3
- 4557795728038503680
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.20